Cravat-holder.



J. PHILIPSENBURG. GRAVAT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1912. 1,098,295., Patented Maye, 1914 COLUMBIA PLANOCRAPH CO.,WASH|NG1W, D. CY

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JOHANN PHILIISENBURG, OF ESSEN-ON-THE-RUHR, GERMANY.

CRAVAT-HOLDER.

' T 0 all 'whom t may concern scribed and particularly pointed out in they claim.

In the drawing: Figure l is a front view of my improved cravat holder. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a per* spective view of the cravat holder.

l indicates a frame formed from a singlepiece of wire and comprising legs 2 2 and a transverse twisted portion 3, which connects the legs. To the lower end of one leg 2, is pivoted a plate 3, the opposite end of said plate being out away at 4 to receive the companion leg 2, the lower end of the latter being bent inwardly to engage an opening in the plate, whereby to form an interlocking' connection.

G indicates a. second frame formed from a single piece of wire and comprising legs 7 7 and a transverse twisted portion 8, which connects the legs. To the lower end of one of the legs 7 is pivoted a plate 9,- the opposite end of said plate being cut away at 10 to receive the companion leg 7, the lower end of the latter being bent inwardly to engage an opening in the plate, whereby to form an interlocking' connection.

The transverse twisted portions 3 and 8 are twisted together to secure the two trames together, and between the twisted portion and the legs 7-7, frame 6 is formed with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .T une 29, 1912.

Serial No. 706,669.

end coils 11. These coils are under tension and serve to hold the frames spread apart. A sleeve 12 incloses the twisted portions and assists in holding the parts in relative position.

Rings lat engage the legs 2 and 7 and serve to hold the frames against spreading apart to great. extent and to draw the frames together when a cravat is clamped between the frames and the plates. In operation the rings are moved upon the frames and the coils spread t-he latter, then the cravat is thrown over the sleeve 12 and the ends are brought down between the clamp plates. lWhen the cravat is thus positioned the ends are pulled by the hand to stretch the cravat, and while in this stretched condition the rings are lowered on the legs and the latter, hence the clamp plates are drawn together.

I claim:

'A device of the character described consist-ing of two frames, one frame comprising a single piece of wire having legs and aI twisted transverse portion, the other said frame having legs and a twisted transverse portion, and coils at the ends thereof, the two transverse portions of the frames being twisted into each other to secure the trames together, the coils providing tension to normally hold the legs apart, a plate hinged to the lower portion of one of each pair of legs of the frames, each plate having a seat in its opposite edge to receive the opposite leg of each fram-e, whereby to form interlocking connections between the plates and trames, and rings slidably mounted on the legs of both frames to draw the lower ends together to hold the free ends of a cravat.

n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

JOHANN PHILIPSENBURG. [n si Witnesses HELE-N NUFER, Clins. J. WRIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. G.

Patented May 26, 1914. Y 

